Mickey Hart Band, Morgan Heritage with Laza and Irie Love Upcoming concert previews of note (07-02-08)

The Girls Are Back in Town After a tumultuous and tragic seven-year gap, The Fairmount Girls craft a career album with Forever (06-25-08)

Sound Advice: More Concerts of Note Amina Figarova, Corey Smith (06-25-08)

Mad Anthony Cincinnati's Mad Anthony gets serious with debut EP (06-25-08)

Scout Niblett, The Hiders, Daniel Martin Moore, Black angels and The Warlocks Upcoming concert previews of note (06-18-08)

Poi Now Poi Dog Pondering still makes vital music after two decades (06-11-08)

Noah Place Like Home Noah Sugarman comes home to show off his new album, Art of Starting a Fire (06-11-08)

Bomb The Music Industry!, Teddy Thompson Upcoming concert previews of note (06-11-08)

Summertime Coups Jeff Scott Roberson recruits top-shelf talent for his triumphant solo debut (06-04-08)

Everybody's a Star Everybody's Records has outlasted corporate retail competition for 30 years (05-28-08)

Long Gone and Back Again After a 27-year hiatus, the area's best 'worst' band reunites (05-28-08)

Sound Advice: More Concerts of Note Blind Melon, Blue Karma, The Almost, Emery, Envy On The Coast and Army Of Me (05-28-08)

Daughters and Sons Daughters and Sons taps into the Funk zeitgeist to unify the masses (05-28-08)

Sound Advice: More Concerts of Note Ours, Filter, Opiate for the Masses, North Mississippi Allstars and Amy Lavere (05-21-08)

Brothers in Arms (and Legs) The Avett Brothers take their biggest album on tour while working toward their next (05-14-08)

The Host The Host takes another big step forward with a new EP, Transmit (05-14-08)

The Voices of May The Cincinnati May Festival remains one of the city's most popular and compelling musical events (05-14-08)

Hiders Seek The Hiders do things their own way again with Penny Harvest Field (05-07-08)

Peter Mulvey, The Sword, Torche and Stinking Lizevata Upcoming concert previews of note (05-07-08)

Locals Only: Souse Jazz/Fusion outfit Souse sets its sights on the future with debut album, Push (04-30-08)

Restructural Reinforcement John Schmersal looks to the past for Enon's future on new CD (04-23-08)

Backyard Tire Fire, Rev. Horton Heat, NAshville Pussy, The Cops Upcoming concert previews of note (04-23-08)

Voegele Training At an age when many performers are getting started, former Miami student Kate Voegele is a seasoned vet (04-16-08)

Sound Advice: More Concerts of Note Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Duke Spirit, Armor For Sleep, Saves the Day, and More... (04-16-08)

Mahan of the People Eight years after his acclaimed debut, singer/songwriter Greg Mahan finally unveils his sophomore album (04-09-08)

Cursive, Capgun Coup,The Carolina Chocolate Drops Upcoming concert previews of note (04-09-08)

Bird Songs Andrew Bird utilizes every kind of music in making his own (04-02-08)

The Real Guitar Hero Bill Frisell is one of contemporary music's most original and influential forces (04-02-08)

The Weakerthans, Robin Trower Upcoming concert previews of note (03-26-08)

Dallas Moore Dallas Moore is a little bit Country, a little bit Rock & Roll and a whole lot of music (03-26-08)

Sound Advice: More Concerts of NoteThe XYZ Affair, Bad Veins, John Vanderslice and much more. Upcoming concert previews of note (03-19-08)

Local Only: Cut In The Hill Gang Johnny Walker dirties up a mess of Rock-shot Blues with the Cut in the Hill Gang (03-12-08)

Up From the Underground Largely unknown in his adopted home town, Justin Green's accomplishments in cartooning and sign painting are put on display (03-05-08)

Between the Gutters After a long gestation, Greg Dulli's Gutter Twins are finally ready for action (03-05-08)

Free 'Love' Big Head Todd and the Monsters concoct marketing ploy with their latest (02-27-08)

Locals Only: Voodoo Loons Voodoo Loons work both sides of the Atlantic with their debut, Euphobia (02-27-08)

Ones Are Not the Loneliest Numbers The Loved Ones expand to a four-piece and amp up the Rock on Build & Burn (02-13-08)

Tea Leaf Green, The Toasters Upcoming concert previews of note (02-13-08)

Love at First Bite Drooling bloggers, critics and fans help Vampire Weekend graduate to the spotlight (02-06-08)

Onward Christian Soldier Jazz bassist Christian McBride takes time from his busy schedule to get busy (01-23-08)

Locals Only: Comic Release Local popsters return with sophomore CD, Tragedy Comic (01-16-08)

Tribute to the Godfather Bootsy and Patti Collins organize a star-studded tribute to James Brown (12-19-07)

Locals Only: Fillmore's Therapy Eric Bates feeds the family with his violin and his muse with his guitar (12-19-07)

Nuclear Family Margot & the Nuclear So and So's get slightly more serious and chart new musical directions (12-05-07)

Short Takes CHARLIE LOUVIN -- LIVE AT SHAKE IT RECORDS (TOMPKINS SQUARE) (12-05-07)

Short Takes ROB JUNGKLAS -- GULLY (MADJACK) (12-05-07)

The H-Bomb that never stopped exploding More than a local Blues novelty, H-Bomb Ferguson was a true original (11-14-07)

Short Takes YEAR LONG DISASTER - YEAR LONG DISASTER (VOLCOM) (11-14-07)

Playing the Evens Punk legend Ian MacKaye amplifies his Fugazi hiatus with the quiet power of The Evens (10-31-07)

We Are the World Organizers of the first World Music Festival highlight the area's world class World music scene (10-24-07)

Locals Only: Poke The debut CD from playful rockers Poke has been a long time coming (10-17-07)

Baby You're a Ric Man Ric Hordinski showcases his Monastery studio and production/performance skills on new album (10-10-07)

Locals Only: Eric Leyton Former WLW traffic reporter Eric Leyton pays the bills with cover gigs, but his heart is in his originals (10-10-07)

Locals Only: Nathan Holscher Nathan Holscher's quiet fortitude is the foundation for Even the Hills (09-26-07)

Golightly Into That Good Night Holly Golightly switches Garage Rock gears with her sparse new album (09-19-07)

Short Takes THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ­ CHALLENGERS (MATADOR) (09-12-07)

Short Takes KEVIN DREW - SPIRIT IF... (ARTS & CRAFTS) (09-12-07)

Ditty Women The Ditty Bops take to the road in search of America's farms. (08-29-07)

Locals Only: Joe Hedges Former July for Kings singer launches his solo career with Curvature (08-29-07)

Symphonic Sounds Cincinnati's Classical music scene gears up for another season (08-29-07)

Re-Return of The Rentals Frontman Matt Sharp resurrects the band with a new EP and a promise of more to come (08-15-07)

And Justice for All The Jon Justice Band earns top honors at the Cincinnati Blues Challenge and looks to the future (08-01-07)

The Birds Are the Word Birds of Avalon make cerebral Prog/Psych/Blues that channels the past while rocking hard right now (08-01-07)

Sharper Image New York City's The Sharp Things blend Pop/Rock with orchestral depth (07-25-07)

The Nashville Network Theory 8 Records and Forget Cassettes make a connection between Music City and Queen City (07-11-07)

Nine Lives and Then Some Little Charlie and the Nightcats move into their fourth decade of diverse Blues with their latest tour (06-20-07)

Boxer Rebellion Cincinnati-via-NYC quintet The National makes a subtle but powerful shift with new album (06-13-07)

Short Takes The Clientele -- God Save the Clientele (Merge) (06-06-07)

Short Takes Fishbone -- Still Stuck in Your Throat (Sound in Color) (06-06-07)

Afghan Rebels The Afghan Whigs, one of Cincinnati's greatest musical exports, rise again with career retrospective (05-30-07)

Eleven Years of Folking Around Blue Jordan Records celebrates a decade-plus-one of Folk excellence with the "Birthday Bash" (05-09-07)

Louvin the High Life Country legend Charlie Louvin brings a lifetime of Country experience to every performance (05-09-07)

Well After "The Fall" European clubs spark the return of Cincinnati synth duo Perfect Jewish Couple after a 20-year hiatus (04-25-07)

Short Takes Angelique Kidjo -- Djin Djin (Razor & Tie/Starbucks) (04-25-07)

Short Takes Starcastle -- Song of Times (Progrock) (04-18-07)

Short Takes The Willowz -- Chautauqua (Dim Mak) (04-18-07)

Right Here, Right NOW MusicNOW festival founder/curator Bryce Dessner explains why Cincinnati is — and always will be — the right place (04-04-07)

Short Takes The Moog -- Sold For Tomorrow (Musick) (04-04-07)

The Human Aqueduct Aqueduct's Dave Terry takes inspiration from the human condition on 'Or Give Me Death' (03-28-07)

Gran Day Out Former Cincinnatian Gran Bel Fisher goes national and works local (03-21-07)

If It Ain't Broken, Fix It The Broken West changes their name but not their core influences (03-07-07)

Short Takes The Stooges -- The Weirdness (Virgin) (03-07-07)

Short Takes The Silos - Come On Like the Fast Lane (Bloodshot) (03-07-07)

Short Takes Apostle Of Hustle -- National Anthem Of Nowhere (Arts & Crafts) (03-07-07)

In a Meadow Mood Richard Buckner pumps up his solo acoustic vibe with help from his friends (02-21-07)

Short Takes Tommy Womack -- There, I Said It! (Cedar Creek) (02-21-07)

The Pursuit of Happyness Happy Chichester moves from Mob to Maggie to a magnificent solo career (02-14-07)

Give Pieces a Chance Dance Rock's guiding lights The Rapture tighten the focus (01-31-07)

Short Takes Xavier Rudd -- Food in the Belly (Anti/Epitaph) (01-31-07)

Into the Wild Black Yonder Cincinnati's Beneath the Sky takes Death Metal for a fast ride (01-24-07)

All You Need is Loved The Loved Ones survive a personnel change and the road (01-24-07)

Short Takes Busdriver -- Roadkillovercoat (Anti/Epitaph) (01-24-07)

Driving Miss Juicy Michelle Feaster, aka II Juicy, has taken Cincinnati's Blues scene by sudden storm (01-17-07)

Short Takes Lee Hazelwood -- Cake or Death (Ever) (01-17-07)

Short Takes The Broken West -- I Can't Go On, I'll Go On (Merge) (01-17-07)

Hot Knifing Jerry Dirr gets his music fix with his new band Knife the Symphony and his rising Phratry label (01-10-07)

Locals Only: Suffocation Nation Straight Edge quartet Suffocate Faster takes a deep breath as they head into 2007 (12-27-06)

Splendor in the 'Grass Rumpke Mountain Boys turn a homespun, jammy Bluegrass vibe into big local success (12-20-06)

Another Tragedy Triumphs Integrity and subtlety inform the work of local Metal melodicists Another Tragedy (11-21-06)

Soul Man The CEAs honor Kenny Smith's lifelong dedication to Funk and Soul (11-15-06)

Clear As Folk Tom Brosseau brings the sound of the last century's turn to this latest one (11-08-06)

Boot-a Claus Local legend Bootsy Collins delivers some Jingle Funk for the holiday season (11-01-06)

'Skin,' Deep Lindsey Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac reunion feeds into introspective solo album (10-18-06)

Minuses and Pluses Minus the Bear has dealt with plenty of ups and downs during their relatively short run (10-11-06)

Hahn Solo Violinist Hilary Hahn combines tradition and intuition in interpreting both great and obscure concertos (10-11-06)

Stacked and Loaded Ten must-see musical acts to catch at this week's Tall Stacks festival (10-04-06)

Locals Only: Wordless Heart Kelly Richey proves you don't need a voice to sing the Blues (09-27-06)

More Than Words Local trio Ampline amps up for the fall release of their second album, Rosary (09-13-06)

Bronx Cheer Major label debut CD is merely another whirlwind for L.A. quartet The Bronx (09-13-06)

Thank You For Smoking Chicago's Smoking Popes are back by popular demand (08-30-06)

Sounds of the Season The fall Classical music season offers a little bit of everything (08-30-06)

LiteBrite festival shines focus on Indie music and film Mission: Improbable - Mission of Burma defies the odds (again) with their best album in 27 years (07-26-06)

Getting to the Point Cincy Blues Fest returns to Sawyer Point for its 14th year (07-26-06)

Must Hear TV The static is all part of the loose plan with Human Television (07-19-06)

The Statute of Libertines With 'freshness' as its only rule, Cincinnati's Libertines US return after 13 years (07-12-06)

Jump Into the Fire Critics be damned, as Desdemona Festival performers The Fiery Furnaces follow their own artistic instincts (06-21-06)

The Outlaw's Son With defying tradition his family legacy, Shooter Jennings does a little Waylon of his own (06-21-06)

Frampton Goes Pops Rock superstar Peter Frampton teams with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for his symphonic debut (06-21-06)

Heavy Petting Barely out of high school, Be Your Own Pet looks to be the summer's buzz band (05-31-06)

Ready for Their Close-Up Film School goes from solo project to collaborative band on their full-length debut (05-24-06)

Shining a Light on Cincy Soul Unsung local great Kenny Smith gets another shot with One More Day (05-17-06)

Twilight's Last Dreaming Greg Dulli assembles his masterpiece with the Twilight Singers' Powder Burns (05-17-06)

Five Days in May In its 133rd year, the May Festival celebrates Mozart, the 20th century and Cincinnati (05-17-06)

A Quiet Glen Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips gets small on Mr. Lemons (05-10-06)

Locals Only: The Blue Adler Cincy native Danny Adler's storied career soars back to his hometown (04-26-06)

The Neo-Blues Brothers Soledad Brothers have a Detroit heritage but Ohio roots and a Northern Kentucky base (04-12-06)

Clap On Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has worked hard but not long to achieve much (04-05-06)

South X Midwest Greater Cincinnati's South By Southwest 'Class of 2006' shines bright deep in the heart of Texas (03-22-06)

The Rocky Horror Music Show Danish crew HorrorPops mix Psychobilly, Punk, dancers, tattoos and lots of sass and ambition (03-15-06)

For Those About to Pick Hayseed Dixie has turned a love of AC/DC into Bluegrass magic (03-08-06)

Lovedrug is the Drug Canton band gets a second chance at a first impression (02-22-06)

Smiling Bob Robert Pollard's first post-Guided by Voices tour finds him a happy man (02-08-06)

The Dynamic Duo Shuttlecock makes a band full of Electronic Rock and proves that it just takes two (01-25-06)

The Holy Trilogy Marty Stuart's three latest albums show amazing range and new dedication to his craft (01-18-06)

Wanted Woman Amy Rigby feels like she's finally arrived with her CD, Little Fugitive (12-14-05)

Such Great Heights Hawthorne Heights remembers their local ties en route to the big time (12-07-05)

New Wave of the Future The Epoxies create tomorrow's Punk sound with 20-year-old Pop elements (11-23-05)

The Baron Gets His Due Celebrated drummer John Von Ohlen's rich, accomplished history has earned him the latest seat in the CEA Hall of Fame (11-16-05)

Locals Only: Dude, Where's My Local Music? Local music on Clear Channel radio station WEBN? Just say, "Thanks, Dude" (11-16-05)

Trout Rocking in America Baltimore's Lake Trout defies categorization with Not Them, You (11-09-05)

Baby Blues Danny Black and Laurie Stirratt double team the Garage Blues with Healthy White Baby (11-02-05)

Up the Jacket My Morning Jacket replaces two members and completely changes its process for Z (10-26-05)

The Hospital Legacy Cincinnati's Hospital Records gets its due with a long-delayed and much deserved retrospective (10-05-05)

Red Hot Cinema The New Pornographers' create the soundtrack of their lives, Twin Cinema (10-05-05)

All the Way From Memphis From Alt.Country to Southern Rock, Lucero has reflected the many sounds of home (09-21-05)

Wussy Galore Chuck Cleaver takes another big time shot with Wussy (09-14-05)

Prophet Motive From Green on Red to his solo career, Chuck Prophet has gone his own unique way (09-07-05)

Year of The Greenhorne With all of the band's recent developments, it's good to be a Greenhorne now (08-31-05)

Mountain, Climbing Black Mountain is one heavy band in the broad scope of the Vancouver music scene (08-03-05)

Woke Up This Morning with Sawyer Point on My Mind Cincy Blues Fest hits lucky 13 and gears up for the biggest event in its history (07-27-05)

Many 'Sides' of Belew Amid numerous other projects, Adrian Belew assembles a new power trio and hits the road (07-13-05)

Z How it Goes ZZZZ makes a singular sound at the end of the alphabet (06-29-05)

The 'Lung and Restless Matt Hales hopes to repeat his UK success as Aqualung with his U.S. debut, Strange and Beautiful (06-22-05)

The Great Live North Neko Case comes alive with The Tigers Have Spoken (06-15-05)

The Gospel of Roots NYC's Ollabelle plays traditional spirituals with a modern twist (06-08-05)

Learning from Failure L.A.'s Autolux finds a unique synergy among its three members (06-01-05)

The New 'Grass in Town Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops overhaul and honor Bluegrass tradition on their new album (05-25-05)

Motor City to Queen City Detroit Pop wunderkind Brendan Benson gets connected to Cincinnati (05-18-05)

The Wedding Planner After an eight-year hiatus, David Gedge revives the much beloved Wedding Present (05-04-05)

Do the Montreal Hustle Kevin Barnes takes Of Montreal from the '60s to the '80s on The Sunlandic Twins (04-20-05)

Sisters Doin' It In Austin Cincinnati ladies take to the stages at South by Southwest (03-23-05)

Rock & Roll Supaheroes New Orleans' Supagroup are out to revive the classic Hard Rock sound (03-09-05)

'Dresses for Successes Locals The Sundresses play SXSW two years running and get started on a big year (03-02-05)

Life Among the Finns Neil and Tim Finn create a document of their lives with Everyone Is Here (02-23-05)

Let's Stay Together The Low Lows is Parker and Lily's breakup album, but don't look for the songs in the show (02-16-05)

9 to 5 Atlanta quintet Sound Tribe Sector 9 throw a little of everything in their funky Jam gumbo (02-09-05)

Keys to Success Up-and-coming Chicago trio oh my god pushes the Rock envelope with keyboards, bass and drums (02-02-05)

Bastards of Young Erika Wennerstrom does what she was born to do with Heartless Bastards (01-26-05)

Out of Border Ember Swift has been making guerrilla Folk music on her own for the last decade (01-19-05)

Us and Hem Americana stylists Hem return from label limbo with their exquisitely crafted Eveningland (01-12-05)

The Rise of Rise Against Chicago Hardcore quartet Rise Against see 2005 as their breakthrough year (01-05-05)

Purple Reign U.S. Maple raises the bar on its own unique catalog with Purple on Time (12-15-04)

Triumph of the Will Will Kimbrough stays crazy busy as an artist, producer and in-demand session guy (12-08-04)

'Grass Kickers Split Lip Rayfield rocks as hard unplugged as most bands do turned up to 10 (12-01-04)

The Legend of Arthur Sometimes it seems that Joseph Arthur's biggest hurdle could be his acclaim (11-24-04)

Heavy Hitters Metal purveyors Mastodon take recent media attention in stride (11-17-04)

True Colors NYC art noise trio Blonde Redhead trade dissonance for melodicism on their new album (11-03-04)

Last Call Bob Pollard Winds Down 20 Years of Guided By VoicesWith A Final Album and A Celebratory Farewell Tour (10-20-04)

Voices Carry: Life After GBV (10-20-04)

Burning Bush Two tours come to town with the express purpose of relieving George Bush of the Presidency (09-29-04)

Dexter's Laboratory 20 years ago, Dexter Romweber cooked up the guitar/drum duo and now he's at it again (09-08-04)

Trout, Fishing in America Guitarist Walter Trout is working hard to get noticed in America (09-01-04)

Still Stiff Jake Burns and Stiff Little Fingers are still loud and angry (08-25-04)

Sunday Rising Taking Back Sunday dodges the sophomore slump with a new lineup doing the same things better (08-11-04)

Clutch Hit With another label and another distinctly heavy sound, Clutch continues to defy categories (07-28-04)

The Ponys' Express Chicago Indie Rock phenoms the Ponys see the world and have the world see them (07-21-04)

Surviving Norah Jesse Harris blends Folk, Pop and Jazz on the new While the Music Lasts (07-14-04)

Swede Dreams Through all the comparisons, the women of Sweden's Sahara Hotnights are just themselves (07-07-04)

The South That Roared Drive By Truckers crank up the volume around the theme of Southern gangsters on The Dirty South (06-30-04)

I Hear a Symphony Canadian chanteuse k.d. lang applies a symphonic touch on her latest tour and album (06-23-04)

Yoko Broke Up the Band After making the perfect album, Beulah decides to call it a day ... maybe (06-02-04)

The Jazz Hunter Guitarist Charlie Hunter discusses his full plate of projects (05-26-04)

Boys of Summer Los Lonely Boys put their brand on Texas radio last year and plan to do the same for the rest of the country in 2004 (05-12-04)

Sham Rock Thee Shams get ready for the biggest change with their Fat Possum debut, Please Yourself (05-12-04)

Focus Schmocus Enon's latest, Hocus Pocus, continues to trade consistency in for a more expansive dynamic (05-05-04)

Tortoise and the Flair When's a band more than a band? When it's a dozen other bands (05-05-04)

The Grateful Death Death Cab for Cutie celebrate their best album to date with a couple of red-hot tours (04-14-04)

You Are Getting Sleepy The Sleepy Jackson strikes another blow for Pop from Down Under (04-07-04)

Locals Only: It's Cole All Over Local journeyman Jim Cole dabbles in every conceivable style with the Cole Brothers (04-07-04)

Days of Tantric Louisville's Tantric survive an old band reputation and new success (03-31-04)

A Severe Case of Austism Cincinnati rocks the national audiences at South by Southwest (03-24-04)

Every Thorn Has Its Rose Singer/songwriter Paul Thorn's life inspires the story of his songs (03-17-04)

Whole Lotta Shake It Goin' on Shake It Records' cultural outreach and label activity makes it more than just another storefront (03-10-04)

Hear Me, Feel Me Singer/songwriter Chris Whitley's resonant Blues appeals to all the senses (02-25-04)

Shock and Guffaw Henry Rollins mixes politics and comedy in a different kind of stand-up routine (02-18-04)

Born a Ramblin' Man There's more love than ambition in Michael Tarbox's garage-y vision of Delta Blues (02-11-04)

Keys to the Kingdom Akron's Black Keys boil the Blues down to its essence (02-04-04)

The Clumsy White North Canada's Clumsy Lovers draw increasing attention with their "raging Bluegrass Celtic Rock" (01-28-04)

The Death of the Album Is Greatly Exaggerated Don't believe the hype about the fall of the album format (01-28-04)

If the Cabin's Rockin'... Emo quartet Hey Mercedes make an album in the Great White North (01-21-04)

Electric Surges Jason Molina retires Songs: Ohia and powers up the Electric Co. (01-14-04)

List-O-Mania Top Ten Albums (12-17-03)

Sweet and Low Alan Sparhawk contemplates the next steps for Low (12-03-03)

Tombs Raiders Cleveland rocks 30 years later with the return of Rocket from the Tombs (11-25-03)

White Heat Whirlwind Heat rolls out of Michigan with Jack White's help (11-19-03)

Righteous Brother Guerilla Folk singer Ed Hamell endures through trials and tribulations (11-12-03)

Mr. Misery Requiem for a modern songwriting heavyweight (11-12-03)

Phair Exchange Liz Phair's tumultuous new life informs the core of her self-titled album (11-05-03)

Right Hand Man Rodney Crowell examines his aging inner landscape on Fate's Right Hand (10-29-03)

'Lightly Seasoned Veteran British songstress Holly Golightly eludes most handy categories (10-22-03)

'Starr Power stellastarr* taps into an '80s vibe with a visceral contemporary energy (09-17-03)

Between the Storylines Todd Snider advances the Folk/Rock storysong tradition with new live album (09-10-03)

Free Joe Joe Pernice conquers the emotional devastation of 9/11 with his best album to date (09-03-03)

Queer Eye for Punk Guy All-gay Punk quartet Pansy Division ends a five-year hiatus (08-27-03)

Rock's Bone Yard Music world deaths are cause for existential reflection for deep music-lovers (08-20-03)

Double Fantasy Acclaimed local band Over the Rhine asks and answers the question, 'Where have all the double albums gone?' (08-13-03)

Lips Smacking Good The Flaming Lips buck conventional trends and are surprised by their acceptance (07-30-03)

The 'Dogs of War The Hangdogs address modern ills with twangy vitriol on Wallace '48 (07-30-03)

Luck Be a Lady Patty Larkin turned time and space into the bruised wonder of Red=Luck (07-23-03)

The Best Laid Plan The break-up of the Dismemberment Plan spawns one final tour (07-16-03)

The Heat Is On Canadian Wave/Punk quartet Hot Hot Heat take the major label ride (07-09-03)

Magic Johnson Guitarist Eric Johnson looks to his past and to his future with a new album (07-02-03)

Selling It Ain't Selling Out Music is an industry. So why all the fuss about classic songs being used in ad campaigns? (07-02-03)

Sweetheart of the Radio New York DJ Laura Cantrell plays authentic Country music on her show and with her band (06-11-03)

Jurassic Spark Will the dinosaurs of Rock wind up being its saviors? Again? (06-04-03)

Just Joshing Josh Joplin takes to the road solo as his group finds new challenges (05-28-03)

Cash and Perry Is Lollapalooza 2003 the return of the great Alternative Rock festival or the Rock & Roll ATM? (05-21-03)

American Eye-Dolls The world's biggest karaoke contest hits the road for a shot at summer tour success (05-21-03)

The Colour Wheel Vernon Reid and Living Colour return with their fire and intensity intact (05-21-03)

Acoustic My Way Edwin McCain unplugs and focuses on the songs with The Austin Sessions (05-07-03)

The New Anti-Math James Baluyut leaves Versus on hold and steps up with +/- (04-30-03)

Get Back or Let It Be? Can The Beatles help rescue the reportedly aching music industry? (04-30-03)

Killing Them Softly with My CD Burner CD burning is one of many concerns the music industry misguidedly worries about (04-23-03)

Spoon Full Texas quartet Spoon come up with the acclaimed Kill the Moonlight (04-02-03)

The Unlikeliest Heroes New Zealand's Datsuns are storming Rock's gates with a vengeance (03-26-03)

Folk Art Richard Shindell takes the singer/songwriter genre to a new level (03-12-03)

Ben There, Done That At the age of most college graduates, Ben Kweller is a 10-year music industry vet (03-05-03)

The Death of the Music Industry ... is greatly exaggerated (03-05-03)

Work Unlimited Orchestra Alejandro Escovedo keeps producing career highlights with every tour and album (02-26-03)

Apples Blossom Time The Apples In Stereo strip away Pop artifice and expose their Rock foundation (02-12-03)

The Theory of Success The Juliana Theory turn hard indie work into their major label debut, Love (02-05-03)

Woody's Roundup Gang Bluesman Jimmy LaFave takes the spirit of Woody Guthrie on the road (01-29-03)

All That Mraz Jason Mraz turns any number of styles into his own unique sonic blend (01-08-03)

Long Strangefolk Trip Strangefolk thrives after a tumultuous two year span (01-01-03)

The Great White Wall Canadian quartet cross Bill Monroe with Roger Waters on Rebuild The Wall. (12-19-02)

Jurassic Spark Jurassic 5 brings old school Hip Hop to a whole new level (10-31-02)

Barnes Storm Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes takes his twisted Pop vision on the road (10-24-02)

Single Mom Rock Pop/rocker Amy Rigby sings songs of single parenthood while living the life (10-10-02)

Locals Only: Kim Taylor The literary path to the performing stage (09-19-02)

Less is Moore Country Pop chanteuse Allison Moorer takes the quiet approach to self-promotion (09-05-02)

Flat Is Where It's At Thirty years after forming, The Flatlanders are finally getting their due. (08-29-02)

Duke of Tunes Duke Robillard makes Blues music in every imaginable way (08-01-02)

Country Tuna Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen teaches a little history with Blue Country Heart (07-25-02)

Supplemental Vida Men Keyboardist Page McConnell adds his distinct flavor to the Phish's solo canon (07-18-02)

D'yer Makers The usually punkish Makers try on a glammy new sonic wardrobe (06-27-02)

Cracker's New Soul David Lowery brings over a decade's worth of trend indifference to Cracker's latest (06-20-02)

Smither and Yon Folk/Blues icon Chris Smither takes his new material out for a spin (06-06-02)

Summer Music, Some Aren't Summer's here, and the time is right for dropping the windows and raising the volume (05-23-02)

This Edible World Jimmy Eat World makes for one of the hottest concert tickets of the summer (05-23-02)

Off Shore Oil After a nearly six year absence, the incendiary Midnight Oil returns to the States (05-16-02)

Rocking with an Iron Fist The Dictators hit the road with their best album and stage show ever (05-09-02)

Jay and Silent Edward Jay Bennett and Edward Burch release the fruits of their labor (05-02-02)

Blonde & Winding Road Concrete Blonde break an eight-year silence with good reason and great results (04-25-02)

Clyne in the Sand Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers celebrate humanity and conscience (04-18-02)

The Coast Highway Beulah is ready to show off the live version of The Coast is Never Clear (04-11-02)

N.Y. State of Mooney NYC's The Mooney Suzuki is on its way to being the next semi-big thing (04-04-02)

The Quiet Punk Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba takes a relatively silent approach to his craft (03-28-02)

Completing the Circuit Hot Rod Circuit change but don't lose sight of their Rock & Roll goals (03-07-02)

Deep End of the Pools Tommy Walter breaks from the eels to pursue creative outlet in Abandoned Pools (02-14-02)

Dust in the Wind Sevendust unleashes their heaviest, most melodic album to date with Animosity (02-07-02)

All Caked Up John McCrea explains why Comfort Eagle is finally the icing for Cake (01-31-02)

Class of 72 The only thing Irish trio JJ72 don't have going for them is years of service. (01-24-02)

Word from the 'Wise Pennywise return with plenty of opinions about the state of the country (01-17-02)

Pop Goes The Shazam Tennessee trio The Shazam gives Brit Pop circa 1966 a run for its money (12-13-01)

The Shawn of a New Day 40 years after his career started, Shawn Phillips continues to defy music standards (12-06-01)

How the Day was Saved How Pop/Punk quartet Saves the Day survived the road (literally and figuratively). (11-29-01)

Silver and Gold Canadian hard rockers Nickelback have worked hard for success (11-21-01)

Surf's Up The rise and fall and rise of Nada Surf is a story the band continues to write daily (11-08-01)

Got Malkmus? Indie Pop heartthrob Stephen Malkmus brings Pavement to his solo excursions (11-01-01)

The Dan of Steel Dan Bern goes to places he's never been with the band he's never had (10-25-01)

Rebuilding the 'Castle '70s Midwest Prog/Rock giants Starcastle (sort of) reunite (10-18-01)

The Three Faces of Joe When is a side project not a solo album? Joe Pernice explains the differences (10-11-01)

The Invisible Men Travis are as much defined by what they conceal as by what they reveal (10-04-01)

Strokes of Genius With The Strokes' debut album not even released yet, the quintessential New York rockers deal with hype, controversy and the destruction in their own back yard (09-27-01)

Ben There, Doing That Ben Folds bids his Five a fond farewell and strikes out on the solo trail (09-27-01)

'Shroom With a View Mushroomhead hits the national circut and answers the inevitable Slipknot questions (09-06-01)

The Pop Bone's Connected to The Shins Albuquerque native James Mercer blends four decades of Pop greatness in the unique sounds of The Shins (08-23-01)

Coyne of the Realm Kevin Coyne has defined the fringe of musical expression for his entire career (08-16-01)

White Light, White Heat Southern Gothic storyteller/songwriter Jim White comes back from the edge (08-09-01)

Time Is On My Snide Clem Snide move from Punk to Alt-Country without missing a twisted beat (08-02-01)

Pool Days Drowning Pool's debut album and Ozzfest will make this their summer to remember (07-26-01)

Betty Rubble L.A. rockers Betty Blowtorch plow through the Warped Tour and circuit gigs (07-19-01)

Playing to Wynn Guitarist Steve Wynn scores a first in his decade-long solo career: a double album (06-21-01)

Deep Cover Former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd hits the road with his first new album in 15 years (06-21-01)

The Sulton of Swing Former Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton finally takes a little time out for his own career (06-14-01)

Divine Intervention Guitarist Colin Decker makes power trio Sheila Divine an even more powerful quartet (05-31-01)

Tortoise Work It takes a lot of musical integrity and a huge planning calendar to be a member of Tortoise (05-24-01)

Post Toadies The story of the Toadies' second album might ultimately require a book for the telling (05-17-01)

Soul Man Smart guy Michael Doughty leaves the safe (decon)structure of Soul Coughing for the solo route (05-03-01)

Hello, Numan Synth pioneer Gary Numan shifts from reviled to revered (04-26-01)

We Like Ike Former Frank Zappa frontman Ike Willis gets a second shot at the master's work (04-19-01)

The Graying of America The Welsh singer/songwriter finds that the fourth time's the charm (04-12-01)

Usable Blues From Cincinnati to Nashville, Stacy Mitchhart is making a name for himself (04-05-01)

Personal Soul How intimate family songs became Jason Ringenberg's new solo album (03-29-01)

The Prophet Margin Six albums into his solo career, Chuck Prophet starts thinking about the future (03-22-01)

Gospel According to Kate Folk sensation Kate Campbell sings a few old hymns (and writes a few new ones) (03-15-01)

Stars and Stripes Brother/sister duo White Stripes breaks Blues down to its basic components (03-08-01)

Forbert on the Floor Forbert hits the road to do what he has done best and longest (02-08-01)

Respect Your Elf Andrew Rieger overcomes preconceptions with the psychedelic Folk of Elf Power (02-01-01)

Corrosion Never Sleeps Corrosion of Conformity continues to redefine the concept of heavy music (12-14-00)

He Slaid, She Slaid Singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves has a story as good as any song he's ever written (12-07-00)

The Way to Orgy Glam metal techno rockers Orgy prove and/or disprove everything believed about them (11-30-00)

Paloalto: Just Add Success L.A. quintet Paloalto have a major album and tour without a lot of history (11-22-00)

Bad Dandy The Dandy Warhols navigate the Rock Star scene with wild abandon (11-16-00)

The Night of the Zebra Pop/Rap/Metal masters zebrahead keep it on the road with a new album (11-09-00)

Dar to be Great Dar Williams aspires to more than mere entertainment with The Green World (11-02-00)

Killing You Softly With His Song It's the spaces between Elliott Smith's words that speak the loudest (10-26-00)

Good to the Bone Tragedy and persistence bring good things to AlternaPop quintet Good Charlotte (10-19-00)

Company Loves Misery Kansas City sad sack Rex Hobart plays authentic honky-tonk with his Misery Boys (10-12-00)

Flight of the Griffin Ex-Long Ryder and current Coal Porter brings a new band and concept back to the States (09-28-00)

The Book of Bukem Drum'n Bass label honcho/visionary LTJ Bukem finally releases his own album (09-21-00)

Smile: The Jayhawks Survive! They haven't made a million dollars for doing it, but they have survived plenty (08-31-00)

Not Just Another Nashville Cat Doug Hoekstra breaks the clichés associated with being a Nashville singer/songwriter (08-31-00)

'Bone Machine Slobberbone, favorite sons of Denton, Texas, have been nonstop road warriors (08-17-00)

Blacks and Blues Danny and Gina Black are a pair of dark and disturbing songwriters, but not a pair (08-10-00)

Efficiency Apartment Apartment 26 disprove the old theory that youth is wasted on the young (08-03-00)

Walker, Texas Ranger Singer/songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker wears his 35 years of experience like a badge (07-27-00)

Ole Miss, New Miss The North Mississippi Allstars are the new traditionalists of Delta Hill Country Blues (07-14-00)

The Alkaline Trio Keeps Going and Going Chicago Pop/punkers The Alkaline Trio have gone through the changes and come back better than ever (06-29-00)

The Summer of Guster The two-guitar/stickless-percussion trio from Boston is about to embark on its biggest summer ever (06-22-00)

How the Miller Told His Tale Jimmie Dale Gilmore ends a four-year hiatus with what could be one of the year's best albums (05-25-00)

More Bangs for the Buck Pop/Punk never sounded so good as The Bangs look beyond their recent live successes and new album (05-25-00)

Together for the Children Poster Children prime movers Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack pull double duty with a new album and two distinct tours (05-18-00)

The Big Dippers Mark Olson and Victoria Williams gear up for possibly the biggest year of either of their geared-down careers (05-11-00)

Goldfinger on the Trigger The SoCal Punk quartet turn out an angry new album and hit the road in search of a good time and a good dinner (04-27-00)

Un of the Boys With a Spinal Tapping stack of gear and a similar streak of luck, The Unband plugs in and outmotors Motorhead (04-20-00)

Welcome to the Machines Four guys, three albums, three distinct sounds: Meet the Suicide Machines, Detroit Rock City's latest Punk avatars (03-30-00)

Frankie Comes from Hollywood Formed in L.A. but molded in the Midwest, newcomers Frankie Machine play muscular Power Pop the new fashioned way (03-23-00)

Bare to Be Great Bobby Bare didn't intend to shake things up in Country music, he was just there when it happened (03-16-00)

Julie of Denial Canadian singer/songwriter Julie Doiron balances a happy personal life with a bleak but beautiful musical landscape (03-02-00)

The Fabulous Bacon Boys The Bacon Brothers are no Johnny Depp-come-latelys to the music game (02-24-00)

Bach and Roll All Night Pop Metal vocalist Sebastian Bach returns from a long hiatus with a storming new album that looks forward Š and back (02-03-00)

The Eaglesmith Has Landed Canadian singer/songwriter winds down touring in 2000 to concentrate on a little Fred time (01-27-00)

Back Labor The Backsliders' new album was nearly their epitaph (06-17-99)

Daniels' Boon Country visionary Charlie Daniels stands at the brink of his sixth decade of work and influence (05-27-99)

Ozomatli Crew The Los Angeles-based 10-member political dance collective known as Ozomatli has a message in the groove (05-27-99)

Ness Is More Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness embarks on a solo career that doubles his fun as well as his workload (05-20-99)

The Wild Wild Wes Singer/songwriter John Wesley Harding puts his career on the line for a tribute to an obscure English Folk singer (05-13-99)

Where'd You Hide McMurtry? For the past 10 years, James McMurtry has been the unknown singer/songwriter with the famous last name (04-29-99)

Some of Shelley's Blues For singer/songwriter Michael Shelley, all work equals all play, and neither one makes him a dull boy (04-15-99)

Leaving on a Jets Plane Guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach cashes in his frequent player miles for Jets to Brazil's first headlining tour (04-08-99)

Fulks This Town Alternative Country wunderkind Robbie Fulks contemplates an immediate future with no labels (04-01-99)

The Wainwright Stuff Pop wunderkind Rufus Wainwright manages to overcome his musical heritage as well as live up to it (03-18-99)

Willing to Wait Again Melissa Ferrick knows her second chance may be her best break yet (03-04-99)

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